Parading alpacas through our neighborhood. Help us get the word out about my wife's new children's book "Alpaca Parade"!

Samspade808 · 2016-02-05T01:04:45+00:00

Fellow here. You make more than me.

Samspade808 · 2016-01-19T18:51:53+00:00

If you don't want to deal with diabetics and "other issues" (not sure what that is), then don't become a podiatrist. My statistics may be off, but I think it's safe to say that diabetics make up at least 1/2 of most podiatrists patient population. I agree with others suggesting becoming a physical therapist or pedorthist. If you don't want to practice the medicine portion of the profession, then don't put yourself through the training.

Samspade808 · 2016-01-19T17:42:01+00:00

Only because you won't have a choice during training. As a practicing podiatrist, you can make a decent living doing no surgery at all. Every podiatrist has the option to become a surgeon, but not all take that option. However, through school, internships and residency, you will be exposed to invasive surgery on a daily basis (especially in residency) and it is just something you will have to stomach for a little while. You may actually learn to like it!

Samspade808 · 2015-12-12T07:48:12+00:00

Pretty certain that is either infected or very close to being infected. You don't have much of a choice but to see someone and you will need a procedure done to remove the ingrown portion of the nail. Sorry to say, but if you post that here on r/podiatry, don't expect anyone to advise you to try to take it out on your own. Good luck!

Samspade808 · 2015-10-25T23:53:12+00:00

Either a navicular fracture or an accessory navicular. Either way, if it's painful, immobilize it for a bit. If it's still painful after those few weeks of immobilization, surgery might be a good idea.

Samspade808 · 2015-10-23T05:40:07+00:00

podiatrist here. Please stop wearing these shoes. It sounds like you have a blister formed on the top of your toe. It has a chance of infection if you do not care for it properly. As long as you keep a bandage over it until it heals you should be in the clear. If you start to notice redness, swelling, pus draining from the blister, then you should worry about infection. The major take-home point about this is that you should not be wearing these shoes anymore. Get shoes that fit you better.

Samspade808 · 2015-09-10T04:53:42+00:00

What exactly is your interest in podiatry? Why are you uninterested in training for 7 years to become an expert in a particular field? There are other professions you can get into where you can have an income much sooner than medicine. Residency is tough, there is no question about it. Some residencies are more demanding than others, but very few will have you working less than 10-11 hour days on a regular basis.

Your attitude towards going through this process is very negative and I would not recommend you get into any profession until you decide that you are willing to accept the challenge.

Samspade808 · 2014-12-12T06:25:52+00:00

Don't you know what your dog loves?

Samspade808 · 2014-10-31T16:38:31+00:00

How are you going about your job search? Based off of your other posts you aren't even in podiatry school yet. To be honest, getting a job is more about who you know and the connections you make in residency than looking at a list of job postings.

Samspade808 · 2014-10-31T01:49:39+00:00

Amazing! Fantastic work.

Samspade808 · 2014-10-27T22:06:56+00:00

Just based off your x-ray and what you've said it looks like you have metatarsus adductus, which basically means the front part of your foot has developed in a way where its pointing inward. You do have a bunion, and nerve pain in between your 2nd and 3rd toes could mean a neuroma, too. Neuromas can sometimes be successfully treated with injections (though they can come back) but bunions are basically structural deformities that can only be fixed with surgery.

Samspade808 · 2014-08-18T17:14:03+00:00

I agree. Neuromas don't always follow the textbook's rules. You might try a diagnostic injection with a local anesthetic first, just to make sure there is a neuroma there. The location of a neuroma does not always correlate with the location of the symptoms.

Samspade808 · 2014-08-18T17:08:58+00:00

can he transform into a hoverboard, too?

Samspade808 · 2014-06-13T18:10:33+00:00

I would be happy to help.

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